I’m probably speaking like an accountant, but if they are going into a rebuild, why wouldn’t you keep him for 2020, yes 10 years is a long time, but announce the rebuild, keep him for the first year which is always the worst, and move him on at the end of the contract.

Whoever coaches the first year of the rebuild is going to cop the worst of it, so it might as well be the bloke on the way out with the contract.

Having said that, what are his tactics like, would he be a good assistant?

There was certainly meetings about sacking him. They just weren’t by the club. There was discontent in supporter and ex player ranks that were gunning for him. These two groups had aligned and had become a loud voice.